Author: ISM Media Group

  • 8 rights groups ask High Court to rescind W. Bank driving ban

    by Yuval Yoaz, December 8th Eight human rights groups petitioned the High Court of Justice on Sunday against a military order prohibiting Israelis from driving Palestinians in private vehicles in the West Bank. Attorney Michael Sfard, who filed the motion for Yesh Din, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Gisha, the Public Committee Against…

  • Settlers aim to continue settlement expansion

    by the ISM media team, January 8th Over four months ago the construction company responsible for the illegal Israeli settlement of Matityahu East started carrying out an earlier High Court Order which ruled that the company restore part of the land to its pre-colonial state. Two structures were demolished and part of an access road…

  • Haaretz: “A six-year mistake”

    by Akiva Eldar, December 6th The story of Shuhada Street is in essence a microcosm of the story of the “easing of restrictions” in the West Bank. It illustrates the gap between the smiling promises the prime minister makes to the head of the Palestinian Authority, and the reality on the ground. It demonstrates how…